I had the honour of emceeing/hosting (along with my brother Jason) the “Celebration of Life” for my late Uncle Junie this past Wednesday. Tragically, Uncle Junie (my mom’s brother) passed away on May 14 at Vancouver General Hospital after suffering a brain aneurysm while at Revs Bowling and Entertainment Centre in Burnaby. It was almost [...]
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Strength and Inspiration
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My New Training Regimen (According to Coach Mike)
On Thursday night I played my first-ever game of organized hockey with the Holy Rollers roller hockey team, comprised predominantly of guys from our home church of St. Paul’s in Richmond. Initially, I declined Mike’s invitation to play on the team (as much as I wanted to), citing a few reasons including time and health [...]
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Stretching the Truth
Lying is bad. That certainly shouldn’t come as a revelation to anyone. After all, John 8:32 says that “The truth will set you free” and the 8th Commandment states: “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.” From a secular perspective, we here axioms like “Honesty is the best policy” and sayings like “Liar, [...]
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All for Nothing
After a tumultuous season in which we saw an unbelievable finish to the regular season, a record-breaking losing streak, the biggest free agent signing in our team’s history, an injury to our all-star goalie, and tragic deaths, the Canucks are out of the NHL playoffs. Depending on your expectations, you could consider this season a [...]
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Sean’s First Communion
Today Sean received Jesus Christ in the Eucharist for the first-time. Needless to say, it was a very momentous occasion for our family, one that we have been looking forward to for a long time. It was extra-special because Gail has been teaching Sean in his grade 2 class at St. Paul School since January, [...]
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